Gingerbread Sandwich Trees
Servings Prep Time
2dozen 25minutes + chilling
Cook Time
10minutes per batch
Servings Prep Time
2dozen 25minutes + chilling
Cook Time
10minutes per batch
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk flour, pie spice, baking soda, ginger and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, until easy to handle, about 2 hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 325°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. tree-shaped cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Gently press M&M’s into half of the cookies. Bake until edges are firm, 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  3. If using vanilla frosting, tint with green food colouring if desired. Spread frosting over bottoms of plain cookies; covered with decorated cookies. Store in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes

1 sandwich cookie: 230 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 176mg sodium, 38g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 1g fibre), 3g protein.

Originally published on Taste of Home.